Programs · Episode
Friday, September 5, 2025
Program: Classical Music with Mike McKay
Aired: Friday, September 5, 2025 @ 5:00 am
Hosted by Mike McKay
Playlist
5 am | |
| Alexander Borodin · In the Steppes of Central Asia Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen Decca 001274702 "Ultimate Classical Spectacular" | |
| Franz Joseph Haydn · Symphony No. 94 in G "Surprise" Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Carlo Maria Giulini Profil 05037 "Haydn: Symphony No. 94; Ravel: Ma mere l'oye" | |
| Mark O'Connor · Summer, from The American Seasons Mark O'Connor, violin · Metamorphesen Chamber Orchestra Scott Yoo Sony Classical 89660 "Mark O'Connor: The American Seasons" | |
| Edward Elgar · Froissart, concert overture English Northern Philharmonia David Lloyd-Jones Helios 55088 "Victorian Concert Overtures" | |
6 am | |
| Ignaz Pleyel · Symphonie Concertante in F for violin, piano & orchestra (1st mvt.) Jakub Dzialak, violin; Riccardo Bovino, piano · Zurich Chamber Orchestra Howard Griffiths CPO 999759 "Ignaz Pleyel: Symphonies" | |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos · Choro No. 1 Roland Dyens, guitar Valois 6114 "Villa-Lobos: Roland Dyens" | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto in a, BWV 1041 (transcribed by Xuefei Yang) Xuefei Yang, guitar · Elias String Quartet EMI Classics 79018 "J.S. Bach: Concertos & Transcriptions" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Symphony No. 24 in Bb, K. 182 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner EMI Classics 49176 "Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 24-27 & 32" | |
| Samuel Coleridge-Taylor · Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77 The New London Orchestra Ronald Corp Hyperion 67400 "British Light Music Classics - 4" | |
7 am | |
| Georg Caspar Schurmann · Suite from "Ludovicus Pius" (1726) Academy for Ancient Music, Berlin Harmonia Mundi 901852 "Overtures - Music for the Hamburg Opera" | |
| Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Polonaise, from Christmas Eve (opera) Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy Sony Classical 62647 "Russian Orchestral Works" | |
| Giuseppe Verdi · Aida, ballet music Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Jose Serebrier Naxos 8572818 "Verdi: Complete Ballet Music from the Operas" | |
| Mauro Giuliani · Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A, Op. 30 Eduardo Fernandez, guitar · English Chamber Orchestra George Malcolm Decca 414 617-2 "Vivaldi; Giuliani: Guitar Concertos" | |
| Antonio Vivaldi · Sinfonia in G, RV 149 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Jeanne Lamon Analekta 3171 "Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Avison: Salve Regina, Stabat Mater" | |
8 am | |
| Richard Rodgers · Carousel Waltz, from "Carousel" Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Erich Kunzel Vox Box 3033 "American as Apple Pie" | |
| Edvard Grieg · Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 Royal Scottish National Orchestra Bjarte Engeset Naxos 8.557854 "Grieg: Norwegian Dances; Ballade" | |
| Bedrich Smetana · The Moldau, from Ma Vlast (My Country) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Mariss Jansons EMI Classics 00878 "Dvorak: Symphonies, etc." | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in E, K. 531 (L. 430) Vladimir Horowitz, piano Sony Classical 90439 "Horowitz plays Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart" | |
| Domenico Scarlatti · Sonata in A, K. 322 (L. 483) Vladimir Horowitz, piano Sony Classical 90439 "Horowitz plays Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart" | |
| Linda Robbins Coleman · For a Beautiful Land (1996) Landsdowne Symphony Orchestra Reuben Blundell New Focus Recordings 286 "American Discoveries" | |
9 am | |
| Joseph Curiale · Awakening (Songs of the Earth) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Joseph Curiale Orchard Road Music 5637259993 "Awakening" | |
| Ottorino Respighi · Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3 Philharmonia Hungarica Antal Dorati Mercury Living 434304 "Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances" | |
| Engelbert Humperdinck · Tanger (A Night in a Moorish Coffee-house), from the Moorish Rhapsody Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Martin Fischer-Dieskau Marco Polo 8.223469 "Humperdinck: Orchestral Works" | |
| William Bolcom · The Serpent's Kiss, from "The Garden of Eden" Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano Hyperion CDA68391 "William Bolcom - The Complete Rags" | |
| George Gershwin · I Got Rhythm Variations Wayne Marshall, piano · Aalborg Symphony Wayne Marshall Virgin Classics 61247 "Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue" | |